As 2016 comes to a close, I have to say it was a pretty good year for me. Yes, the election was devastating and I'm nervous about t...

Wishing you Peace & Joy and a Happy New Year!  (Taking one's own family portrait is hard, folks!)

This past year, I went with "Present" as my word for 2016. While there is still room for improvement, I think I did pretty wel...

We spent a morning at the Maui Aquarium on our visit to Hawaii last week and I snapped these photos of the girls doing their thing....

We went on a whale watching trip yesterday and Maggie was so excited. Before the boat left, she was excitedly telling my aunt about the...

Starting on Thursday when you wake up, take a photo every hour (or more) to document your day until you fall asleep that night. You ca...

Wow! Seriously, we have just 26 more days left of 2016. It's time to start thinking about my goals for 2017! Until then, here is an ...

Revolution at the Washington Post   Donate Books to Prisons  I know where my read books are going!  Fake a photo of Santa!  S...

The Holidays are in full swing and that means celebrations, parties and gatherings. I love putting together a quick cheese plate for my...

For the past few years, I've created an Advent Calendar full of activities for the girls . This year is no exception and I'm real...

Maggie appreciates a good Cheese Plate!

I took the girls to one of my favorite wall murals today to take photos for their Thank You notes. They actually participated a fair b...

Give Big with Pure Gratitude  PureBarre is hosting a day of Gratitude on Nov. 20th! Join in! Barre3  Bring 3 Cans of Food for a free cl...

A few days ago, a long anticipated app, Filmborn was launched. I was so excited about it that I wrote an article on it for Seattle Refined ...

I missed last week's week in review and then this week was just stunning. I never believed that Hillary would lose the election and ...

Dear Molly and Maggie, We held elections this week and it was disappointing to say the least. I had really hoped that our nation wo...

We spent some time at the Children's Museum this afternoon. The girls were wild and ran straight to the Sound Transit bus to play. ...

Just when I think that the months can't go by any faster, they seem to speed up! I can't believe it is already NOVEMBER!  1....

Molly and Maggie are really into Halloween this year and love their costumes! I sense they'll be wearing them for months to come. We hav...